diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f3e8ec1..378f413e 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+# [1.6.0](https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-starter/compare/1.5.0...1.6.0) (2023-10-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* support Node 16.17 or later with testdouble/quibble fix ([ff28ba6](https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-starter/commit/ff28ba6dd6bbaa617231a4ce4881b92fe2611b20))
+* update mergify syntax ([654c864](https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-starter/commit/654c86453101ca483fdd5a02fdc2d124d41c4457))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* expire artifacts in bucket to avoid cost accumulation ([5f27091](https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-starter/commit/5f27091e996cb1b279853e79f5ae4557557a5c02))
+
 # [1.5.0](https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-starter/compare/1.4.1...1.5.0) (2022-07-07)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3766bd30..4877d771 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "slic-starter",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "A complete serverless starter application",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=16.15"